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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1918

7,946 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 250

Weevils in Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 12

An encouraging statement was made yesterday afternoon by the Premier, with regard to the reconditioning of wheat in this State that has been affected by weevil, and the…

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Wheat Handling. Heavy Dockages

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 9

ALBURY, Friday.--The present system of sampling wheat and assessing dockages is causing considerable dissatisfaction among farmers along the Culcairn-Corown wheat line,…

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Wheat Weevil Pest. Remedies in Progress

Evening News · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 4

"The [?]avages of the wheat [?]vil would have been reduced if entomologists had been consu[?]ed a year ago; but everything possible to cops with the trouble is now being done."…

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Produce Wheat and Flour by Rail

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 10

There were 345 tons of wheat and 200 tons of flour manifested to arrive at Darling Harbor and Sydney sub-stations yesterday…

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The Wool Trade. Equity of Treatment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 11

Appraisements have been proceeding with great smoothness in the Sydney marketm and considerable headway is being made with the [?] of and payment for the current…

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N.s.w. Wheat. Getting Rid of Weevil

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 8

The State Premier and Minister for Agriculture yesterday had an interview with Professor Lefroy concerning the ro-conditioning of New South Wales wheat, more especially in relation…

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South Africa Hertzog and Wool Sales LONDON, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 1

The Cape House of Assembly to-day discussed the motion of the Nationalist leader, General Hertzog, condemning the Government's attitude in connection with the sale…

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Farmer's Laconic Speech

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 12

At an [?] period of English rural he there was perhaps more of an equality [?] when the landowners and their labor [?] than exisis [?] A recently [?]…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 14

In spite of the reduction in egg prices, large quantities remained unsold in Sussex-street yesterday, and agents were in some cases faced with the possibility of a large…

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Oversea Market Cables. Dairy Produce London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 14

Butter and cheese distributers are proceeding very slowly owing to transport difficulties. CEREALS…

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Winter Dairy Show

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 11

This year the Co-operative Dairy Factory Managers' Association's conference and show will be held on June 25, 26, and 27. Already the secretary, Mr. George Searl, of Dungog, has…

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The Season and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 11

BRINGELLY.--The grape crops in this district have failed in nearly every vineyard, owing to attacks of [?]. CASINO.--The season in the Casino district…

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The Stock Food Bill. Considered by Poultry Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 February 1918 · page 9

A large meeting of poultry farmers and others interested in the industry, convened by the Miranda branch of the Agricultural Bureau, assembled at the Sydney School of Arts last…

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A Farmer of '46 Old Temora Wheat-grower Dead Temora

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1918 · page 9

The death of Mr. Thos. Duffy, who was almost an octogenarian, removed from the Temora district one who was closely identified with its early history…

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Big Store Cattle Sale Singleton

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1918 · page 9

Pitt, Son and Badgery, Ltd., and H. York and Son, in conjunction, held a very successful store cattle sale at Singleton Sale Yards, on behalf of the Perpetual Trustee Company…

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Carting in the Wheat Berrigan

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1918 · page 4

Wheat carting is general in Southern Riverina. The total bags received at various railway stations is as followa:—Berrigan 95.000, Finley 100,000, Green Swamp 20,000…

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Huge Wheat Stacks Preparing Silo Sites, Professor Lefroy's Machines

The Sun · Sunday 10 February 1918 · page 2

Officers of the Railway Department made a special inspection last week of the localities in which silos are to be erected, with a view to settling the precise site and to get…

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Thieves Fall Out Austria and Germany Disputing Over Rumanian Maize Crop AMSTERDAM, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1918 · page 1

Negotiations between Germany, Austria, and Hungary regarding the distribution of the Rumanian grain crop were stormy. The Austrians threatened a rupture, declaring that the…

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Hard Times for Share Farmers Harden

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 February 1918 · page 2

Several share farmers in the Harden district are giving up their holdings and going elsewhere. They argue that they are placed at a disadvantage owing to the war conditions. The…

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Farmers As Wheat-lumpers. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1918 · page 8

In connection' with the wheat l[?]s strike, 60 farmers started work on the stacks at Narrogin on Saturday, and a number of other farmers are ready to begin handling…

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